The novel character crow.

Jiu Dan's new work "Crow" was published by Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House at the beginning of this year, which caused controversy. Some people accused her of generalizing and comparing China women abroad to "crows flying in foreign countries", which damaged the image of China women in the world, while writer Wang Shuo wrote an article and commented, "Jiu Dan is very frank in writing, a true sense of frankness, which I think is great." Critic Li Tuo said: "The Crow is different from any book written by any writer in China before. It represents a cry of love women, the vulnerable group of all mankind, to the patriarchal society and the money society. This novel is likely to remain as a classic in the history of China literature. " For all kinds of statements, Jiu Dan can't help but have something to say.

What kind of book is a crow?

Lion City Singapore is known as the "Garden City". However, in this novel, the raven tells the life in Singapore in the eyes of unknown new immigrants from China in a stern tone. In the book, Jiu Dan tells the sad story that a group of mainland women such as Wang Yaofen tried their best to survive in Singapore and obtain long-term residency, and even sold their bodies, and describes the shady life of a group of China women studying in Singapore.

Jiu Dan is a native of Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, formerly known as Zhu Ziping. He published the novels Love Mourning and Wandering Women. 1995 After studying in Singapore, Jiu Dan witnessed some compatriots twisting their own direction in order to survive in the local area, floating and sinking in casinos full of heresies, tumbling in the money vats of the upper class, and finally returning home with scars. Jiu Dan was blunt about his original intention of writing: "I didn't want to write such a novel immediately after I came back from Singapore. After returning to China, I also saw many unfortunate experiences of China women in society. These unfortunate experiences are due to their disillusionment with the pursuit of ideals, which reminds me of all kinds of experiences in Singapore, and I feel that I should form a literary work from the standpoint of revealing group women. I think it is better to analyze the weakness and warmth of human nature. This novel not only represents the disillusionment of my personal ideals, but also represents the disillusionment of many women. " The novel named Crow symbolizes this group of foreign female characters. Just like the migrating crows in Singapore, they are not liked by the local people, but they struggle to survive and reproduce.

Crows are written differently from vagrants. Jiu Dan believes that The Wandering Woman is the language of pure literature, more refined and artistic, with purer words, but slower pace. "Crow" is more about the market, and the plot is attractive and very story-telling. Many people think the text of The Raven is not very good. Jiu Dan said that he did not take the text as the first element. "The key is the concept of literature. Writing is the need of the soul, first of all, what you want to express. I don't like to make trouble in words. The subject matter determines that it is impossible to write like this. I like language to enter the reader's heart and soul at once, rather than floating on the surface. I am a writer. As a woman, my works contain my personal love and hate. I think this work has a high social content. Unlike those love-hate novels, which are full of personality, Lindbergh always turns to writing something very cultural when he is close to the essence. Chen Ran's privatization seems to have nothing to do with society. Wang Anyi wrote a lot of kind women, more and more educated and more atmospheric-but men can also write, they don't think of themselves as women. My novel is a complete literary work. I show the dirty things to others, and this kind of performance is already a confession. I'm not just talking about my wounds. These wounds are my own sin first, and then the sins of others. I am revealing something more essential, standing on the basis of women, thinking deeply about people's living conditions and being one step ahead of other writers. "

The heroine is nine Dan?

When writing The Crow, Jiu Dan did not deny that he wanted to create some shock in the literary world, but he did not expect that everyone only stayed on the appearance of "truth or falsehood". She said: "These are not what I want to express. What I want to express is discrimination against China people, not condemnation. Controversial because they didn't read the crow well and didn't understand it. "

Some people think that the protagonist (Helen) in The Crow is the embodiment of Nine Dan. Jiu Dan explained: "I don't even have a girlfriend in this line of work. Some details are learned through men. If I write with my own complete experience, it should be more flesh-and-blood and fuller than the current crow. " The crow is a pure novel, a literary work reflecting social reality, and has nothing to do with anyone. She hopes that readers and the public will stop associating crows with themselves and even others. "Don't ask me if I am the heroine in the work, and don't ask me what kind of person I am related to. Literature is always like this. It must come from something very noteworthy in life. When it was summarized and improved, people began to pay attention to it, and the life of literature began to last forever. But objectively speaking, this is not fair enough. The crow will exist forever, not when I started to pay attention to it in Singapore or China, but when I wrote the first line. "

In any case, crows reflect the lives of some people. Is this writing biased? Jiu Dan said that he had never done a social survey. I don't know how many such people there are, but they must account for a considerable proportion. "Crow" only explores all aspects of new international students through the eyes of a group of China "international students", but it also opens another side of Singapore's "garden city". If The Crow can make people look at themselves in another mirror, no matter whether they admit it or not, whether that mirror is a ha ha mirror or a few tens of percent distortion, it is still an angle. Jiu Dan believes that The Raven is related to the fate of all mankind: "Raven is not just a female theme, it is not about studying in Singapore, and all mankind will feel their destiny from the women described in The Raven. When people read The Crow in this sense, then human beings will not degenerate spiritually, and there is hope to show true nobility. Otherwise, where is the highlight of our spirit? If all mankind regards me as a dirty prostitute because I wrote The Crow, if you treat me as a prostitute, you will really clean up, make your spirit bright, and let Singaporean women start to analyze themselves and show real sympathy for other weak and poor people, then what is wrong with all of you treating me as a prostitute? I will be a prostitute. "

After the crow

The discussion about ravens continues. Regardless of the quality of the book itself, controversy can always bring people more reflection. Some people advocate "tolerance", and the "Nine Danes" record nothing more than fragments of real life and their "immediate reaction" to this life. This is their way of life. It is unrealistic to ask them to write sensational masterpieces, but we can't deprive them of the right to write. Their efforts are not without social benefits. We can at least understand some corners and realities of young people and society through their works. Some people also advocate "cold treatment", and there is no need to make any comments on crows. Time will tell.

Will the argument about crows affect the next writing? Jiu Dan said that his future will not deviate from literature and life, and will continue to show the fate of women in the times and reveal the essence of life. Although everyone is willing to be the mainstream, we should pay more attention to the disadvantaged groups. After The Crow, she will publish The Magpie and the Phoenix, describing the love and hate between China women and Singaporeans with the trilogy of birds. Magpie will describe the story of a Singaporean man cheating a China woman in China, and Phoenix will be the most autobiographical novel in the trilogy of birds, which will fully express a universal reflection on literature, women and human beings. But the essence is the same, and none can escape the tragic fate.